KUMANO, Japan (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited flood-stricken parts of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years reached 176 and health concerns ros... ( read original story ...)
Japan watchdog: Apple may have breached antitrust rules with iPhone
Apple representatives in Japan were not immediately available for comment. The U.S. company accounts for one in every two smartphones sold in Japan, according to MM Research Institute Ltd, making Japa... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s New-Wave Fashion Goths
TOKYO — Harajuku’s winding streets are a counterculture litmus test. The Japanese, regarded for their aesthetic sensitivity, have in the past offered tiered ruffles or neon jesters as a fashionable re... ( read original story ...)
Japan flooding death toll rises to 176
TOKYO (CNN) - Landslides and flooding caused by torrential rain in Japan have killed another 21 people in what has become one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit the country since the earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
Three dead, factories and trains halted as powerful earthquake rattles Osaka
Three people were confirmed dead and almost 100 injured after a strong earthquake hit Osaka on Monday morning, rattling one of Japan’s industrial heartlands and halting trains and factories across the ... ( read original story ...)
Cats Appear to Predict Osaka Earthquake
While scientists have not found any evidence to support the theory animals are able to sense oncoming earthquakes this video posted by the Cat Café Catchy in Japan seems to prove contrary. Security fo... ( read original story ...)
Top 8 Business Trusts to invest in Singapore 2018
It has recently been busy pursuing new acquisitions, latest being 3 new hotel purchases in Osaka, Japan for S$126million ... NetLink NBN Trust is another trust worth investing. Its high profile IPO in ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake near Osaka in Japan kills 3, injures hundreds
More than 1,000 schools were closed in Osaka and nearby prefectures, Kyodo News reported. Wall cracks and other minor damage was found at several schools. ( read original story ...)
Delta to restart Seattle/Tacoma – Osaka service
Delta Air Lines is planning to resume service on the Seattle/Tacoma – Osaka route, last operated in November 2013. The route will be restored on April 1, 2019 and will operate daily with Boeing 767-30... ( read original story ...)
Trade Presents an Oppportunity For Japanese Business
Ed Rogers, CEO/Chief Investment Officer, Rogers Investment Advisors, discusses the latest economic data from Japan, seeing it as very robust. He goes on to the opportunities he sees trade tensions pre... ( read original story ...)
Canopy to acquire Tokyo Smoke parent company in $250 million retail play
Canopy Growth Corp. is acquiring Hiku Brands Ltd. for around $250 million in an all-stock deal that expands the cannabis grower’s retail footprint and gives it marijuana lifestyle brand Tokyo Smoke. S... ( read original story ...)
Canopy Growth to buy Tokyo Smoke owner Hiku Brands for C$269.2 million
Canopy Growth bought Mettrum Health in 2016 and BC Tweed in May this year. West Kelowna-based Hiku owns cannabis brands such as Tokyo Smoke, DOJA and Van der Pop. The equity value of the deal is based ... ( read original story ...)
4 dead, dozens injured by earthquake in western Japan
TOKYO — Residents in western Japan were cleaning up debris Monday evening after a powerful earthquake hit the area around Osaka, the country’s second-largest city, killing four people and injuring hun... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.9 mag was detected near Hasaki in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Hasaki in Japan on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 14:23:44 / 2:23 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami wa... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers search for survivors after Japan floods kill at least 126
KURASHIKI, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble early on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain that began last week unleashed floods and landslides ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s disappearing village a sign of things to come for rural Japan
About 100 kilometres from Tokyo, the frenetic capital of Japan, in the mountain village of Nanmoku, elementary school principal Keiko Kato, points to a graph that lays out the dilemma facing her town. ... ( read original story ...)